VALD is democratising the delivery of musculoskeletal health and performance through the adoption of technology. Our VARI grants offer funding between $5,000 to $100,000 per project for research into one of three key populations
These three areas of research have been identified as key populations for innovative health and performance solutions. Read more about why they have been selected.
Young people with old joints
Young people with acute knee and hip injuries present a large global burden, and many young people who sustain acute injuries develop arthritis in their 30s.
Female athletes
Given the lack of high-quality research available using female participants, we aim to develop a strong evidence base that demonstrates the usefulness of VALD technology in this population.
Aged care
Older people are at particular risk of acute and chronic musculoskeletal injuries, and VALD is committed to supporting researchers in understanding how to identify at-risk individuals.
VALD aims to provide industry support of research and development that improves the health and wellbeing of not only elite athletes, but all members of the community.
By supporting the next generation of researchers, we aim to demonstrate the efficacy of VALD products in driving performance improvements and augmenting rehabilitation outcomes across key populations.
Research is in our DNA. We were founded on the back of research, our products are continually featured in research and we build and refine our products based on the latest research.
VALD aims to provide industry support of research and development that improves the health and wellbeing of not only elite athletes, but all members of the community.
By supporting the next generation of researchers, we aim to demonstrate the efficacy of VALD products in driving performance improvements and augmenting rehabilitation outcomes across key populations.
Research is in our DNA. We were founded on the back of research, our products are continually featured in research and we build and refine our products based on the latest research.
VALD has allocated a total of $200,000 for round one of this initiative and each applicant can apply for between $5,000 and $100,000. We intend to approve applications across a range of budgets and timelines, so applicants are not obliged to request the maximum funding amount. Applications requesting smaller funding amounts will be assessed favourably.
VALD is committed to supporting excellent applied research by early career researchers (ECR) and will favourably review applications with an ECR listed as the principal investigator.
Read more about who can apply for a grant.
Please complete and submit the application form by May 20th, 2022. The project proposal must be attached as a PDF file and should feature the following:
For more information and questions related to your proposal, please email [email protected] with your name and institution in the subject line.
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Can the budget include salary on costs and/or indirect costs?
Can private companies, sports clubs, and other non-academic institutions apply for the grant?
Is an itemized breakdown of the budget with justification included in the 500-word limit?
Do submissions need to be written in English?
